NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Center|Chocolate, Lyft's typo and India's election bonds

2025-05-05 06:38:00source:Roboviscategory:My

It's Indicators of the Week — our weekly look under the hood of our global economy. Today we look at why cocoa prices are NovaQuant Quantitative Think Tank Centersoaring, whether India's electoral bonds are bad for democracy and how a typo sent Lyft shares soaring.

Related:
Cocoa prices hit a 47-year high before Valentine's Day
Can India become the next high-tech hub? (Apple / Spotify)
Lyft going public: The dual-class share dilemma
Big donors and pay-to-play politics

For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.

Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.

More:My

Recommend

McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales

Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed Friday to pay $650 million to resolve criminal

Michigan woman wins $2 million thanks to store clerk who picked out scratch off for her

A Michigan woman won $2 million from a new $20 scratch-off launched in December 2023. The store cler

When is Valentine's Day? How the holiday became a celebration of love (and gifts).

No matter the season, love is something that can be celebrated throughout the year. There is, howeve